<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Connectionists:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You are cordially welcome to attend the 2023 IEEE Smart World
Congress.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Call for Papers and Special Sessions/Workshops</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IEEE Smart World Congress (IEEE SWC2023),</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">28-31 August 2023, Portsmouth, UK</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paper submission deadline: 30th March 2023:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">**********************************</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Selected papers will be recommended to special issues</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <b>of several prestigious journals dedicated to
the conference, currently including: </b></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cognitive Computation (IF:4.890)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reliability Engineering & System Safety (IF:7.247)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Measurement Science and Technology (IF: 2.398)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Control Engineering Practice (IF:4.057) </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Machines (IF:2.899)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">**********************************</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The smart world is set to enhance everyday things with cognitive
abilities of sensation, communication, computation and intelligence so that
many challenges, tasks and processes could become more simplified, efficient,
and productive. The smart world envisages numerous “smart things” that can be
endowed with different levels/forms of computational intelligence including thinking
capabilities. Research in the smart world is an emerging cross-disciplinary field
addressing many areas, benchmark problems, and crucial issues for building tomorrow’s
smart world that benefits humanity, and simultaneously safeguards the natural
environment for sustainable development and evolution.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Call for Workshops/Special Sessions</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Workshop or Special Session
Proposals in the smart world related to all aspects, which focus on a specific
research topic relevant to the main conference.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Each session will be expected to
accept 4-6 regular papers</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Special
session proposals must be in PDF format</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="http://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/call-for-workshop-special-session-proposals/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/call-for-workshop-special-session-proposals/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Six co-located flagship conferences of IEEE SWC</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The 20th IEEE Int’l Conf. on Ubiquitous Intelligence and
Computing (UIC2023)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/uic-2023/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/uic-2023/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The 2022 IEEE Autonomous and Trusted Vehicles Conference (ATC
2023)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/atc-2023/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/atc-2023/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The 23rd IEEE Int’l Conf. on Scalable Computing and
Communications (ScalCom 2023)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/scalcom/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/scalcom/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2023 IEEE Int’l Conf. on Digital Twin (Digital Twin 2023)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/digital-twin-2023/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/digital-twin-2023/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The 9<sup>th</sup> IEEE Int’l Conf. on Privacy Computing
and Data Security (PCDS 2023)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/pricomp2023/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/pricomp2023/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2023 IEEE Int’l Conf. on Metaverse (Metaverse 2023)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/metaverse-2023/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/metaverse-2023/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:8pt 0cm 4pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:8pt 0cm 4pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IEEE SWC Topics and Tracks:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Topics of interest include but are not limited to:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Sensing, Processing and Service</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Computing and Communication</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart System Monitoring/Management</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Internet of Things</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Industry and Manufacture </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Agriculture and Aquaculture </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Materials and Fabric </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Environment and Ecosystems </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Earth/Space System </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Grid and Energy </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Logistics and Retail</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Building and Structure </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Roads and Transportation </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Vehicles and Control</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Machines and Robots </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Home and Furniture</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Appliances and Goods</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Wearables and Implants</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Medicine and Healthcare</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Elderly/Kiddy Care</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Foods and Living</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Learning and Education</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Intelligent Traffic and Transportation</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Intelligent Energy Consumption</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Intelligent Environmental Protection</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Healthcare and Active Assisted Living</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Education and Learning</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pervasive Games and Entertainment</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smart Public Safety and Security</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Virtual Personal Assistants, Cognitive Experts</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UIC Tracks</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 1: Intelligent/Smart Object & Interaction</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 2: Intelligent/Smart Environment &
Application</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 3: Intelligent/Smart Systems & Services</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 4: Personalization and Social Aspects</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>ATC Tracks</b></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 1: Autonomous and Trust Vehicles</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 2: Intelligent Vehicles</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 3: Communications and Networking</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">PCDS Tracks</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track1: Privacy Computing Foundation and Models</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track2: Cloud and IoT Privacy</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ScalCom Tracks</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track1: Cloud and Fog Computing</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track2: Scalability Rethinking</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track3: Modelling and Simulations</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track4: Blockchain and Distributed Ledger</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Metaverse Tracks</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 1: Computing and Communication Paradigms for
Metaverse</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 2: Intelligent Sensing and Interaction for
Metaverse</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 3: Theory, Modeling and Methodologies for
Metaverse</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 4: Applications and Industry Practice for
Metaverse</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">DT Tracks</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 1: Digital Twin Fundamentals</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 2: Digital Twin Interaction and Communication</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 3: Digital Twin Security and Privacy</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Track 4: Digital Twin Systems and Applications </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We look forward to welcoming you to Portsmouth!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">General Chairs: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Hui Yu (University of Portsmouth, UK) and Amir Hussain (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:DengXian"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On behalf of the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2023 IEEE SWC Organising Committee</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:justify;font-family:DengXian"><font size="4"><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/smc-organizing-committee/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/smc-organizing-committee/</a></span><span lang="EN-US">)</span></font></p></div>
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